PKSOI/GLOBAL TRENDS CASE STUDIES A Drone's Strike Away | Page 2

Case Study #1118-08
PKSOI TRENDS GLOBAL CASE STUDY SERIES
Author Biographical Sketch
VOLKER C. FRANKE is Professor of Conflict
Management at Kennesaw State University (KSU)
and the Founding Director of KSU’s PhD program
in International Conflict Management. Dr. Franke
is also the Founder and Chairman of TRENDS
Global, an Atlanta-area based nonprofit dedicated
to research and engagement in diverse communi-
ties. Currently, Dr. Franke is also part-time Visiting
Professor with the Peacekeeping and Stability Oper-
ations Institute at the U.S Army War College in Car-
lisle, PA. Prior to coming to KSU, Dr. Franke served
as Director of Research at the Bonn International
Center for Conversion (BICC), one of Germany’s
premier peace and conflict research and capacity
building institutes (2006-2008). From 1998-2007,
he was Director and Managing Editor of the Nation-
al Security Studies Case Studies Program at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Dr.
Franke holds a Ph.D. in political science from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a
Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from North Carolina State University and a MA in political science and
sociology from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book
chapters, case studies and research reports on issues related to peace and security studies, conflict management, civil-mil-
itary relations, development policy and social identity.
Acknowledgement: I would like to thank Cortney Stewart for conducting background research on the evolution
of drone technology and on drafting the initial description of the historical background of the military use of
drones.